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Table 22.5. Percentage of clinically trained mental health personnel, by discipline,
employment status, and number of employment settings, for specified years
  Discipline and Year
Employment Setting Psychiatry1 2002 Psychology2 2004 Social Work3 2004 Adv. Practice Psychiatric Nurses 20037 Counseling4 2004 Marriage/ Family Therapy5 2004 Psycho- Social Rehab. 1994 School Psychology 20006
Full time (N) (748) (39,029) (55,689) (4,520) (23,123) (30,095) (26,611)
One setting 49.9 49.6 98.1 80 41.9 77.5 94
Two or more settings 50,1 50.4 19.5 20 58.1 22.5 N/A 
Part time (N) (197) (12,325) (23,719) (2,367) (77,410) (20,063) (4,667)
One setting 77.6 66.2 98.6 65 47.7 54.8 38.1
Two or more settings 22.4 33.8   17.7 35 52.3 45.2 61.9
1 Respondents to the 2002 American Psychiatric Association National Survey of Psychiatric Practice currently active in psychiatry (N = 1,095). Full time is defined as 35 or more hours per week; data have been weighted. Note: 150 psychiatrists had missing information on employment status.
2
Total is based on an estimate of the clinically active psychologists (51,354). Percentages are derived from proportions in the APA Directory Survey.
3
Data are based on National Association of Social Workers (NASW) PRN survey, 2004; 22 percent of regular members reported a combination of full-time and part-time employment, and data from these members are not included in this table.
4
Data are based on National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) National Study of the Professional Counselors (2000). Full time is defined as 35 or more hours per week.
5
Data are based on 2004 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Member Survey based on a sample of 2,236 AAMFT clinically trained providers.
6 Source: Thomas (2000). 
7
Data are based on the total number of PMH-APRNs board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as of October 2003, including clinical nurse specialists (adult and child) and psychiatric nurse practitioners (family and adult). Missing data are excluded. 

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